| Home | A-Z index | Site map | Contact | Login | Search: 
ESDS Government logo - link to ESDS Government home page

ESDS Government
 About 
 Data 
 Themes 
 Resources 
 News 
 Events 
  

LFS home 
Datasets
Resources
Questionnaires
Starting Analysis
Citing this data
Variables Search
Links
Registered Uses
FAQ
Other surveys 
ESDS Government:
Data
Resources
Contact
Mailing lists
Newsletter
Search

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1998 Variables

Explore online.

heal05 — Health problems 5

Value Label Count Percentage Filename: qlfsjs98
-9.00 Does not apply 144862 n/a% n/a%
-8.00 No answer 0 n/a% n/a%
1.00 Arms,hands 4 0% 0%
2.00 Legs or feet 7 0% 0%
3.00 Back or neck 10 0% 0%
4.00 Difficulty in seeing 4 0% 0%
5.00 Difficulty in hearing 73 3% 3%
6.00 Speech impediment 26 1% 1%
7.00 Skin conditions,allergies 90 4% 4%
8.00 Chest,breathing problems 237 12% 12%
9.00 Heart,blood,pressure,circulation 355 19% 19%
10.00 Stomach,liver,kidney,digestion 261 14% 14%
11.00 Diabetes 76 4% 4%
12.00 Depression,bad nerves 302 16% 16%
13.00 Epilepsy 22 1% 1%
14.00 Learning difficulties 37 1% 1%
15.00 Mental illness,phobia,panics 150 8% 8%
16.00 Progressive illness n.e.c. 67 3% 3%
17.00 Other problems,disabilities 137 7% 7%
146720 cases , missing values -8, -9 .

Copyright: Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

Back to the variable list.

Notes

Please note that the coding for 'No answer' is -8 and for 'Does not apply' it is -9.

Question

"Do you have... problems or disabilities (including arthritis or rheumatism) connected with your arms or hands, legs or feet, back or neck; do you have difficulty in seeing (while wearing spectacles or contact lenses); difficulty in hearing; a speech impediment, severe disfigurement, skin conditions, allergies; chest or breathing problems, asthma, bronchitis; heart, blood pressure or blood circulation problems; stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems; diabetes; depression, bad nerves or anxiety; epilepsy; severe or specific learning difficulties (mental handicap); mental illness or suffer from phobias, panics or other nervous disorders; progressive illness not included elsewhere (e.g. cancer not included elsewhere, multiple sclerosis, symptomatic HIV, Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy); other health problems or disabilities? Health problem 5"

Universe

APPLIES IF LNGLIM = 1 (has long term health problem)

Other resources

Other datasets

Other datasets that may have similar variables:

Latest news

Research Conference: Housing, Neighbourhood and the Local Environment

General Lifestyle Survey to end

Calls for papers: LFS and crime surveys user meetings

NEW guide to the Integrated Household Survey

Latest ESDS Newsletter

New unlicensed HSE teaching datasets


Upcoming Events

Recent Data Releases

Recent Publications

ESDS Home Page > Government
_
 
© Copyright 2003 - 2011 Universities of Essex and Manchester. All rights reserved.
Contact   |    Copyright and Disclaimer    |    Accessibility    |    Send us comments on this page
Link to University of Essex Link to University of Manchester Link to JISC Link to ESRC